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    Baking

    Southern shortcut baking made easy—from flaky biscuits and classic pies to quick cakes with that made-from-scratch taste

    • Stack of chocolate chip pistachio cookies on a wooden surface.
      Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies
    • Two small batch chocolate chip cookies served on a plate with a glass of milk in the background.
      Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
    • Slice of persimmon pie with pie plate in background and Fuyu persimmon next to it.
      Persimmon Pie
    • Three rice krispie cookies stacked on top of each other on a cooling rack.
      Rice Krispie Cookies
    • Pecan upside down cake served on a plate with a slice missing.
      Pecan Upside Down Cake
    • Apple Pecan Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze on white cake pedestal with one slice on a white plate.
      Easy Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze
    • Baked apple fritters on a wire rack to set the glaze.
      Baked Apple Fritters
    • vidalia onion cornbread wedge on blue plate with cornbread in background on wooden cutting board
      Vidalia Onion Cornbread with Caramelized Onion Fans
    • Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with cake mix scored into slices in the pan topped with chopped peanuts.
      Peanut Butter Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
    • smores cupcakes on a metal tub with words Campfire Cupcakes strung across
      Campfire S'Mores Cupcakes (plus Shortcut Version)
    • Mini peanut butter and jelly sandwiches stacked horizontally in white casserole dish with purple striped cloth beside it.
      Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast Casserole
    • Stack of pecan cookies on wire rack with maple icing on them.
      Maple Pecan Cookies (Slice and Bake)
    • Side view of a slice of apple oatmeal cake on a blue plate.
      Apple Oatmeal Cake
    • mini peanut pie tassies spilling out from a brown wicker tray onto a cloth with blue x's
      Honey Peanut Pie Tassies (No Corn Syrup)
    • Double Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls in red baking dish
      Double-Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls
    • Cranberry cookies in a red snowflake bowl.
      Cranberry Orange Cookies
    • Two ingredient biscuits on white plate with strawberry and honey.
      2 Ingredient Biscuits
    • Fig Jam Cake frosted with Maple Buttercream on a turquoise platter
      Fig Jam Cake with Maple Frosting
    • Tomatoes and onion pie layered with slice out in a fluted white and green pie dish
      Tomato and Vidalia Onion Pie with Bacon
    • Side view of a banana blackberry muffin with a bite taken out of it.
      Banana Blackberry Muffins
    • Pecan crust for pie with pecans scattered on the surface.
      Pecan Crust Recipe for Pie
    • Slice of strawberry crunch cake on a plate with a fork.
      Strawberry Crunch Cake
    • Blueberry Peach Cobbler in a fluted white bowl with scoop of ice cream on top and casserole dish in background.
      Peach Blueberry Cobbler
    • Lemon Blueberry Muffins with paper wrapper open next to a yellow squash and lemon with fresh blueberries.
      Lemon Blueberry Muffins
    • Strawberry rhubarb cobbler served in a bowl with a scoop of ice cream on top.
      Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
    • Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with scoop of vanilla ice cream melting from the top, placed on white plate.
      Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
    • A white plate and fork with cake mix peach cobbler with a scoop of ice cream on top.
      Peach Cobbler with Cake Mix
    • Overhead image of orange poppy seed cake with three slices shingled.
      Orange Poppy Seed Cake
    • Slice of chocolate peanut butter cake on a plate in front of a 9x13 pan
      Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cake
    • A carrot bundt cake on a wood cake pedestal.
      Carrot Bundt Cake
    • Close up image of a slice of coconut custard pie on a white plate with whipped cream on top. The whole pie is in the background.
      Coconut Custard Pie
    • Several pieces of chocolate magic cake with one piece missing.
      Chocolate Magic Cake
    • Fig pudding cake with sauce in bottom of white bowl topped with vanilla yogurt
      Sticky Fig Pudding Cake
    • Mini frosted brownie bite in silver paper cup and white and silver sprinkles on top.
      Miniature Brownie Bites (Frosted)
    • Stack of cheese wafers with pecans on top with one in foreground with bite taken out.
      Cheese Wafers with Pecans
    • Close up of a smores mini pies in graham cracker crusts.
      Mini S'mores Pies
    • Stack of blonde brownies on brown paper.
      Blonde Brownies with Cheaters Caramel Icing
    • Rectangle white plate of red and green oreo shortbread cookies.
      Cookies and Cream Shortbread Cookies
    • Swirled butter in a blue bowl.
      How to Make Butter in a Jar
    • Honey Bread Pudding with Raisins and Vanilla Sauce

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    Hi y'all! I’m Kathleen. I share Southern shortcut recipes! I’m a food stylist, cookbook author, and former test kitchen director in Alabama. I take traditional Southern recipes you know and love (and a few new ones) and make them with shortcuts so you can enjoy them faster.

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